People who practice walking marriage

Author: Song Zhaolin
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The people who practice walking marriage regard love as the only reason for marriage, and they separate when love ends. They firmly believe that "out with the old, in with the new." The author of this book visited Lugu Lake five times from 1963 to 2001, witnessing half a century of changes in Lugu Lake and documenting the real-life scenes of our ancestors whose way of life still remained in the matriarchal period. As Lugu Lake has become a hot topic in international cultural studies and a domestic tourist hot spot, the marriage that was once based solely on sexual desire has been replaced by the preference for wealthy brides. From the past shame of acknowledging one's father to the present pride in doing so; from the traditional wooden houses made from entire trees to the modern concrete walls, the process of modernization has eroded the living fossil of the only remaining primitive culture. The author's fieldwork report, at the critical moment when this unique cultural phenomenon is on the verge of extinction, highlights its outstanding contribution to the preservation of human culture, which becomes increasingly precious as time passes.